Azure Logic Apps Helps with Proof of Concepts and Steamlines Automation
Updated September 23, 2024

Azure Logic Apps Helps with Proof of Concepts and Steamlines Automation

AJ Tatum | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Azure Logic Apps

We use Azure Logic Apps for a variety of purposes, but it really shows it's strength in connecting other services from within the Azure ecosystem. For example, connecting Azure Service Bus so that when a message is received, it posts the message's body to an Azure Function. Logic Apps also can help connect services outside of Azure, mainly used as a way to easily access data from third-party APIs to retrieve data and then store it, message it, or post it to another application.

Pros

  • Receiving messages and handling them from Azure Service Bus
  • Posting data from Service Bus or third-party APIs to Azure Functions
  • Reading RSS feeds at regular intervals
  • Scheduling tasks to occur

Cons

  • To perform logic within the UI can be a bit tedious. It's very easy to click on something which can erase an ongoing mathematic operation.
  • I wish it provided better auto saving as drafts while working on existing logic apps
  • It would be nice if you could store templated steps that can be reused in other Logic Apps
  • Azure Logic Apps have allowed for easy proof of concepts with little investment
  • Azure Logic Apps often don't require as much technical know-how or someone like a Senior Developer
  • Because of it's simplicity though, it's easy to overcomplicate things to try and force things to work through adding more steps.
Azure Logic Apps are very easy to use, at least for the most part. Some complexity can occur when trying to do string concatenation, math, or something similar as the text box is rather limited. It would be nice if a popup showed up and you could enter in text in a larger field.
Other services can, on some level, offer some type of subscriber/publisher pattern. For example, you could have an Azure Function watch for changes to a database and then sync the data to COSMOS DB. However, with a few clicks, Logic Apps can easily handle the task without complication your codebase.

Do you think Azure Logic Apps delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Azure Logic Apps's feature set?

Yes

Did Azure Logic Apps live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Azure Logic Apps go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Azure Logic Apps again?

Yes

If you're within the Azure ecosystem, then using Logic Apps at some point becomes a no brainer when it comes to efficiency. Sure, some functionality such as receiving messages from Service Bus to be consumed by a Function can be written out, but that often requires more effort and you have to worry about maintenance. That said, for complex scenarios, writing a large Logic App can become just as tedious to maintain.

Azure Logic Apps Feature Ratings

Cloud Data Integration
9.0
Pre-built connectors
9
Connector modification
9
Support for real-time and batch integration
9
Data quality services
9
Data security features
9
Monitoring console
9

Using Azure Logic Apps

5 - The marketing team and IT team both use Azure Logic Apps for their needs. Azure Logic Apps can replace a lot of what Zapier offers at a much more affordable price point. From marketing automation to workflow automation, Azure Logic Apps can suite almost anyone's needs.
  • Marketing Automation
  • Workflow Automation
  • IT Automation

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